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Police continue inquiry into the deaths of a man and two children in a Papatoetoe home
Police are investigating three deaths at a home on Cambridge Terrace, Papatoetoe, after being called about 6.40pm on Thursday 1 October (1News, NZ Police, Bernama). The dead are a man and two children from one family. Police said they were not looking for anyone else. The inquiry is on behalf of the Coroner, and the scene was handed back to the family on Saturday.
Deaths of children in a family home prompt questions about support for families.
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DailyDrop does not speculate. Police said answers will take time.
DailyDrop New Zealand edition No. 1 · Morning · MON., OCT. 5, 2026